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Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary detached house in Channel Islands with stone cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
Le Mont Saint Farm
By CCD Architects

Etienne Laine
Inspiration for a medium sized and gey contemporary detached house in Channel Islands with stone cladding, a hip roof and a mixed material roof.
look at the long window - jill_timoney

Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Laragh House
By Gerard Mc Peake Architectural Ltd

Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Other with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
white render and grey slate roof tiles - webuser_23968157

Brown contemporary two floor detached house in Dorset with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
South Wiltshire Farm
By Matrod Frampton Ltd

Jonathan Gooding
Brown contemporary two floor detached house in Dorset with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
modern house design - imann47

White contemporary two floor render detached house in Cheshire with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
mere
By Clear Living Ltd

White contemporary two floor render detached house in Cheshire with a pitched roof and a metal roof.
upstairs balcony - kennel3057

Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in London with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
Cascade house
By Staac

Cascade house extension done by STAAC Architectural Team
Photo of a medium sized and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in London with a pitched roof, a shingle roof and mixed cladding.
So clever - minestrone

Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary semi-detached house in London with three floors and mixed cladding.
Connaught
By Gareth Allison Design

Design ideas for a medium sized and white contemporary semi-detached house in London with three floors and mixed cladding.

Photo of a medium sized and red contemporary two floor brick semi-detached house in London.
DE BEAUVOIR COTTAGE
By ALL & NXTHING

Emma Thompson
Photo of a medium sized and red contemporary two floor brick semi-detached house in London.
brick house, black trim, mismatched windows - webuser_221787516

Large contemporary two floor detached house in Hampshire with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
South Downs Contemporary New Build
By Westcott Construction Ltd

Large contemporary two floor detached house in Hampshire with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.

Design ideas for a beige and medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in London with wood cladding and a flat roof.
RADNOR CLIFF
By AAVA Architects

Design ideas for a beige and medium sized contemporary two floor detached house in London with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Light - webuser_791054433

Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary terraced house in Cheshire with three floors and metal cladding.
Brass House
By Kitchen Architecture

Kitchen Architecture bulthaup b3 furniture in clay, kaolin and a bespoke brass finish with a walnut bar. Architect: simonastridge.com
Design ideas for a medium sized contemporary terraced house in Cheshire with three floors and metal cladding.
angled zinc on flat roof near boundary - webuser_945219288

Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Surrey with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
1229
By C7 Architects

Mark Hardy
Photo of a white contemporary two floor detached house in Surrey with mixed cladding and a hip roof.
Like big sliding doors - like clean lines / squares / triangles / rectangles / angles really, really dont like fake upstairs balcony - jimtitmuss

This is an example of a black contemporary two floor detached house in Sussex with a pitched roof.
Wittering
By King and Drury Construction Ltd

This is an example of a black contemporary two floor detached house in Sussex with a pitched roof.
xcool - shirlke

Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Dorset with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
Wood View, Poole
By DMWA

https://martingardner.com/
Medium sized and beige contemporary two floor detached house in Dorset with wood cladding, a pitched roof and a metal roof.
love the light in this property - mike_harwood66

Inspiration for a medium sized and red contemporary brick terraced house in London.
Apartment in Courtfield Road
By Daniele Petteno Architecture Workshop

View of the sunken courtyard before the works - Daniele Petteno
Inspiration for a medium sized and red contemporary brick terraced house in London.

Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Sussex with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Alderney
By C-architecture Limited

Design ideas for a large and multi-coloured contemporary two floor detached house in Sussex with mixed cladding and a flat roof.
Looks like Modern Family - natalie_agha

Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Channel Islands with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Private House, Jersey
By Layzell Architects

William Layzell
Inspiration for a white contemporary two floor detached house in Channel Islands with a pitched roof and a shingle roof.
Love the clean look - amanda_waterman75

This is an example of a large contemporary one floor glass detached house in Other.
The Avenue, Twickenham
By 50 Degrees North Architects

Overview Make better use of a series of voluminous spaces and create a warm, defined family space. The Brief Create clearly defined family spaces focussed on a new kitchen and breakfasting space. Introduce a well-equipped boot room and finesse the ground floor architecture of a detached home in a brilliant setting. Our Solution Our clients wanted to have a warmer and more defined kitchen/diner/family space that overlooks a communal garden. The space was light but cold and the layout poorly defined and equipped so we were tasked with introducing specific ‘moments’ within the area which had masses of height but felt too open. The specification of the glass box we inherited was poor, so we replaced the glass and added an oriel window and sliding doors to the rear elevation while creating a fireside nook, high spec kitchen and boot room and a banquette area for casual dining. We developed internal joinery items for storage and multimedia while helping the client specify the flooring, lighting and soft furnishings. The results are spectacular.
1.5 height, double doors inside, sticky out bit - lauren_costello89

Medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Oxfordshire with wood cladding and a flat roof.
The Deerings
By Gresford Architects Ltd

Quinlin Lake
Medium sized and gey contemporary two floor detached house in Oxfordshire with wood cladding and a flat roof.
Like garage door - webuser_690854637

With so much attention devoted to interior design, the exterior of a home can often get overlooked, but as the first thing that welcomes both us and our guests, it is worth devoting some time tending to the outside of your house. Furthermore, focusing on the contemporary kerb appeal of your home can add significant value if and when it comes time to sell up. Georgian, Edwardian and Victorian homes, with their bay windows and elegant plasterwork, often benefit from built in architecture advantages, but even if your house design is unassuming from the outside, small decorative and structural improvements to the contemporary exterior of your home can equal huge impact. Key areas of building design to focus on are the front door, the driveway or approach to your home, the porch area, the windows, the facade and the roof. And just a note of caution... before any significant contemporary exterior architecture gets under way, check first whether you need planning permission for your exterior house designs– this applies particularly to listed houses or buildings in a conservation area, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

How do I update my home’s facade?


When it comes to updating the facade of your home, painting is the quickest and most affordable way to achieve a contemporary makeover, and if you opt for a colour other than white it can really make a statement (although sticking within the palette of your road and local area is advisable). A makeover that requires a bit more patience but can add romance and character to the most mundane of homes is to adorn the walls with climbing plants – delicate trailing wisteria is ever a British favourite, whilst roses and jasmine offer fragrance as well as beauty.

If you’re looking to make more significant changes to the exterior of your home, whether that is adding timber cladding, hanging tiles, installing a bay window or rendering, then you should first check whether your house designs require planning permission. A New England style wood boarded home is beautiful and bright, but remember that it will need frequent repainting if it is going to stay looking its best, whilst stucco render or Tyrolean render can tidy up a home's exterior but think carefully before covering over original brickwork.

What should I consider if building a home from scratch?


If you’re working with an architect on a brand new build, the options are endless when it comes to deciding on the exterior architecture. But first things first, you will need to check planning permissions, building regulations and local restrictions, such as being in a conservation area, to make sure your plans for your exterior house designs will meet stipulations. If you are building in a street with predominantly Victorian facades, with bay windows and side returns, you might need to ensure your house designs fit in with the rest of the homes on the street, but if you’re building in a more remote area you’ll probably have more freedom for your building design.

There are many architectural decisions to make, do you want a flat, gabled, hipped, mansard or perhaps even a curved roof? Do you want bay windows? Crittall windows? Perhaps external shutters? Do you want glass walls? Do you want wood cladding? Do you want a very symmetrical building design or something more contemporary? The decision is all yours but remember to consider the benefits of various materials over others and the effects that some architecture styles will have on everyday life, for example glass walls will look attractive but will give you less privacy. Your architect or builder will be able to guide you through the best contemporary exterior architecture choices for your house designs.

Whether you want inspiration for planning a contemporary house exterior renovation or are building a designer house exterior from scratch, Houzz has 221,582 images from the best designers, decorators, and architects in the country, including King and Drury Construction Ltd and CCD Architects. Look through house exterior photos in different colours and styles and when you find a contemporary house exterior design that inspires you, save it to an Ideabook or contact the Pro who made it happen to see what kind of design ideas they have for your home. Explore the beautiful contemporary house exterior ideas photo gallery and find out exactly why Houzz is the best experience for home renovation and design.
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